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1 PW
"Economic, environmental and ethical risks are not worth it, company says":
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/pole-says-no-to-carbon-50833/
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Huh.
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/pole-says-no-to-carbon-50833/
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According to Kokkonen, Pole was in the late stages of this project when a trip to China’s carbon manufacturing factories changed his mind about building in carbon fiber.
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Compared to aluminum, carbon is much harder to recycle. Kokkonen noted that carbon manufacturing is very labor intensive and often done in regions with poor human rights records, and that inhaling carbon nanotubes has been linked to respiratory illnesses and cancer.
Huh.